I will be riding 50 miles on Saturday, August 7, in memory of my mother, Patricia Parker, who died from colon cancer in 2009. I'm also riding in honor of my friends Matt Williams, Bev Karabin, Michele Thrasher, Jamie Brunt Hamilton, Itzel Krauss, Joel Hazelbaker, Judge James Jensen, and Susan Durnwald Parker who have suffered from or are still dealing with some form of unnecessary cancer.

Pelotonia was established with the objective to fund life-saving cancer research. Please assist me in supporting this cause, where 100% of your donation will go directly towards cancer research at The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center-James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute.

My objective is to secure a minimum of $1,500 in donations in order to ride.